单词 | tryma |
释义 | tryma in British English (ˈtraɪmə) nounWord forms: plural -mata (-mətə) botany a drupe produced by the walnut and similar plants, in which the endocarp is a hard shell and the epicarp is dehiscent Word origin C19: from New Latin, from Greek truma a hole (referring to the hollow drupe), from truein to wear awaytryma in American English (ˈtraimə) nounWord forms: plural -mata (-mətə) Botany a nut having an outer shell that becomes tough and dry and eventually splits open, as in the walnut and hickory Word origin [1855–60; ‹ NL ‹ Gk trŷma hole, equiv. to trý̄(ein) to rub down, wear away + -ma n. suffix marking result]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, kickoff, output, specialist, superheat |
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